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‘Antiquities doctors’ restore over 1,000 artifacts in country’s east
A regional laboratory in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, home of many different civilizations spanning thousands of years, has performed maintenance and repair works on approximately 1,252 artifacts in 2023 to shed light on cultural history and exhibit them in museums.
Adıyaman eyes to revitalize both industry and tourism
The devastating twin earthquakes in early February last year affected not only buildings but also the economy of southern Türkiye.
Before the earthquakes, Adıyaman's economy was based on two main pillars: Agriculture and livestock, and textile factories, which accounted for almost 90 percent of the city's industry. Food, construction and building materials were also produced.
Restoration begins at 1,600-year-old quake-hit church
The Culture and Tourism Ministry's teams, along with local heritage crews, have initiated restoration efforts at the 1,600-year-old Saint George Church in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır nearly eight months after the structure experienced grave damage in the twin earthquakes.
Mysterious ruins discovered at bottom of Lake Van
A group of divers have uncovered areas that bear traces of both a cemetery and a village at the bottom of Lake Van.
New ruins have been discovered at the bottom of the 3,712 square kilometer Lake Van, the country's largest saline soda lake.
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Basketball player killed in tragic accident
Young basketball player Mihrace Yasemin Buğdaycı has lost her life after being brutally hit by a car while cycling in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
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Coastal police squad patrols eastern lakes, saves lives
In the eastern province of Van and the neighboring provinces, a squad of 17 members from the Coastal Police are saving the lives of people falling in the lakes, ponds, and rivers.
The squad of the Marine Police consisting of 17 people have intervened in many drowning cases in Van, Hakkari, Bitlis, Ağrı and Iğdır so far.
Swimmers flock to Nemrut Crater Lake amid festival
As part of the "Van Sea Swimming Festival," organized by the Van Municipality to promote Lake Van and to boost tourism, professional swimmers have swum in Nemrut Crater Lake, Türkiye's largest crater lake.
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Saplings from 766-year-old tree to be planted
Following the discovery of a 766-year-old chestnut tree in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, the General Directorate of Forestry has initiated a tree planting project in which saplings from the seeds collected from the tree will be planted throughout the province.
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Journalist beaten in eastern city, two arrested
Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the assault on journalist Sinan Aygül in the eastern Bitlis province's Tatvan district.
Yücel Baysali, an employee of Tatvan Municipality, and police officer Engin Kaplan were detained and subsequently taken into custody.
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Turkish experts receive medals from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has awarded two Turkish experts with a medal of bravery, given only to soldiers, as they proved that the Turkish city of Diyarbakır hosts the tomb of the last ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire that ruled within today's Uzbek borders.
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